Similar Posts
Tune in to being “in tune”.
For a musician, nothing is worse than an instrument that is not in tune. Sour notes can be as nauseating as sour milk. Musicians heavily rely on their ear to determine accuracy of notes, intervals, tone, shading, balance and touch. You can imagine how difficult it would be to gauge all of these things if…
World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin demonstrates the power of the pentatonic scale at Notes and Neurons: In Search of a Common Chorus
Watch this video and see how the human brain just “gets” music. World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.
Dreaming of Carnegie Hall
I had to share this precious photo sent to me by a “music mom”. I am sure this little student was overcome with exhaustion after a particularly productive practice session. I wonder if she was dreaming of playing at Carnegie Hall?
The music lives forever
My Nana wasn’t a famous musician. She didn’t perform in front of a crowd. Her works were never published…in fact, she never wrote one song. She wasn’t acknowledged in music periodicals or mentioned in entertainment news. My Nana’s music has reached many, none the less, and will live on indefinitely. It will spread like wild flowers…
Apps! (we’re not talking food here)
Looking for a fun way to re-enrgize your young musician’s practice time? Check out these awesome apps for iphone or iPad. Music Quest. An app to motivate your child to play at the bench a little longer. My Note Games. Five awesome games that help children with note naming, identifying patterns by ear and transcribing! I…
The Music Box is moving to a new location!
The Music Box is expanding! After 3 plus years of working out of my home I am pleased to say that we are ready for a larger location. Every day for the past three years, as I was teaching, I could see a building sitting across the road. It was rarely used and full of…